Skip James: A Sawmill Shootout, Pimping, Bootlegging, and the Son of a Preacher Man

DISGRACELAND

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Music, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Skip James’s most famous lyric was “I’d rather be the Devil” and he put his money where his mouth was. He is believed to have shot a man dead, spent time as a pimp and a bootlegger, and womanized up and down the United States. Skip may have eventually found religion, and even recognition as the last great bluesman to be discovered by white America, but all that devilish living–and a possible hex–would bring his lifestyle to a brutal end. To view the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter) Facebook Fan Group TikTok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Double Elvis
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1:01.6	Discrease Land is a production of double Elvis.
1:14.6	The stories about Skip James are insane.
1:18.6	One of the last discovered authentic Delta bluesman of the 1960s blues revival.
1:24.1	Skip James shot and perhaps killed more than one man.
1:28.6	He was a pimp, a bootleger in a preacher's son.
1:32.6	Yet Skip James was celebrated, fetid and embraced for his undeniable musical talent.
1:38.6	Because Skip James made great music.
1:43.6	Unlike that music I played for you at the top of the show. That wasn't great music.
1:48.6	That was a preset loop for my Melotron called Wiggle Waggle MK2.
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